The truth about why Silent Circle silenced their secure email service
David Gewirtz interviews Silent Circle CEO Michael Janke to discover the inside story about why one of the most respected secure communications providers killed their encrypted email service in light of NSA surveillance concerns.
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Larry Cuban Admits He Was Wrong about Computers in Schools
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